Setting students up for success in life is one of the most important aspects of education. But when a student’s social-emotional health is suffering, difficulties often arise that make learning difficult and academic success for the student harder...

We published hundreds of articles on the Portage.Life Health Section this past year. Saved lives, notable symposiums, and stories of people doing great things were all fair game for sharing. With so many notable events in Northwest Indiana, it’s no...

Porter-Starke Services President/CEO, Matthew J. Burden, Ph.D., was recently named Board Chair of the Indiana Council of Community Mental Health Centers (Indiana Council) the only membership organization in Indiana dedicated to serving...

Porter-Starke Services, a not-for-profit Community Mental Health Center, will open a new Recovery Center location in partnership with Swanson Center in La Porte County. The new medication-assisted treatment facility, made possible by $488,000 in...

Are you looking for a way to lose those Thanksgiving calories before you eat them, all while supporting a great cause? We have the perfect solution for you! Sign up to run/walk the Valparaiso Turkey Trot. The annual Valparaiso Turkey Trot is...

A joyfully chaotic cacophony of cheers and laughter erupted from the spectators overflowing the backyard at Camp Life, as six valiant competitors dove face-first into their awaiting Culver’s banana splits. No onlooker was safe from the whipped...

For Porter-Starke Services employees, the option to dress down for “casual Fridays” is more than a job perk— it’s a mission. The company’s “Casual for a Cause” program imbues the simple act of donning jeans and t-shirts with a quality...

“What we give attention, what we really pay attention to, can change how our brain is firing and wiring," said Dr. Tina Payne Bryson, keynote speaker at Porter-Starke Services’ tenth annual Living, Balance & Hope Symposium. Held Thursday at...